Rail and intermodal traffic fell sharply last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
November 21, 2008Government, Business, Safety
FMCSA Reissues Hours-of-Service Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published its latest version of changes to the 60-year-old regulation governing commercial driver work rules.
November 24, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Saia Makes Warning System Standard on New Trucks
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. said it will make lane departure warning systems standard for all new tractors.
November 21, 2008Business, Fuel, Technology, Equipment, Safety
ABF to Buy SCR Trucks for 2010, Exec Says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — ABF Freight System will use diesel engines with selective catalytic reduction technology starting in 2010, but the less-than-truckload carrier has not decided upon the truck maker it will use.
November 21, 2008Business, Safety, Government
Obama Names DOT Transition Team
President-elect Barack Obama has named a five-person group to oversee the transition for the Department of Transportation.
November 21, 2008Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Business, Safety, Government
Highway Trust Fund Declines by $3 Billion, DOT Says
The federal highway trust fund took in $3 billion less in fiscal year 2008, as Americans drove 90 billion miles fewer miles over an 11-month period compared with a year ago, the Department of Transportation said late Wednesday.
November 19, 2008Business, Government, Safety
Opinion: Factoring Helps, Not Hurts, Trucking Industry
This is a response to the article “Cash-Strapped Carriers Resort to Quick Pay Plans, Factoring” (10-13, p. 55). I would like to set the story straight.
November 19, 2008Business, Safety, Government
NAFTA Trade Rose 4.5% in 2007
Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico set a record in gaining 4.5% in 2007 from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
November 19, 2008Government, Business, Safety
FMCSA Sends EOBR Rule to White House for Review
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review, in tandem with its announcement that it would leaving its hours-of-service regulation unchanged.
November 19, 2008Government, Business, Safety
FMCSA to Leave Hours-of-Service Rule Unchanged
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in a notice to be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register, said it was making no changes to its controversial hours-of-service rule.
November 18, 2008